WW1 The great War: the eBay finds

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AK Flieger/Pilot Leutnant Helmuth Hirth (U605) | eBay

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Leutnant Helmuth Hirth

 

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Vintage Aeroplane Photo Supply #1717 Fokker DVII biplane | eBay

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Interesting picture, this is one of 142 former German Fokker D VIIs that made their way to the USA after the Armistice, this particular aircraft was fitted with a 200 hp Packard V-12 engine.

 

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Richthofen Fokker DR1

This is a peculiar photograph and annoying since the backdrop has been blanked out. If this is Richtofen's machine, or one of them, it is likely to be the one that was on display in the Deutsches Luftfahrtsammlung in Berlin.

 

[Snautzer01]

This is a peculiar photograph and annoying since the backdrop has been blanked out. If this is Richtofen's machine, or one of them, it is likely to be the one that was on display in the Deutsches Luftfahrtsammlung in Berlin.

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RAF: BRISTOL F2B FIGHTER D-8096 B&W PHOTOGRAPH | eBay

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RAF: BRISTOL F2B FIGHTER D-8096 B&W PHOTOGRAPH | eBay

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Nice clean picture of the Shuttleworth Collection's Bristol F2b, probably while it was being kept in airworthy condition by the Bristol Aeroplane Company and operated at the Shuttleworth Collection's airfield at Biggleswade. Note the nose of the Bristol Bulldog behind, which was written off in a crash at Farnborough in 1964, so both these aircraft together would put this picture between 1961 and 1964.

Here's the same aeroplane these days.

Bristol F.2b-2

And the Bulldog, which underwent a mammoth restoration and is now on display at the RAF Museum. Note the original centre-section as recovered after its crash.

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Was it the Bulldog that Douglas Bader was flying when he had the accident?

 

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Was it the Bulldog that Douglas Bader was flying when he had the accident?

Yes, he was flying a Bulldog. Here's a less-than-great pic of the wreckage, with Bader's shoes visible in the right foreground:

 

[SaparotRob]

I just can't give that picture a like. Incredible that he lived. A remarkable man.

 

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In Russia the term "Legless Fighter Ace" has a different meaning...

 

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Bristol F2 fighter

 

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WORLD WAR: COLLECTION OF 4 BRITISH AIRCRAFT PHOTOGRAPHS W/ NOTES ON REVERSE | eBay

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WWI French fighter pilot Charles Nungesser "Knight of Death" plane photo history | eBay

SUBJECT: Rare original image of French fighter pilot Charles Nungesser. He stands next to his plane, which has a skull and cross bones inside of a heart. CAPTION : "Charles Nungesser 'Knight of Death' French pilot.".

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Charles Nungesser "Knight of Death"

 

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[Gnomey]

Nice shots!